Rules

I recall a conversation I had in 2008 during the early part of my relationship with my girlfriend. We were talking about the rules of life and she asked me what mine were. I deliberated for a while, wondering what to say. And then I remembered this list which I had put together seven years previously. I pulled it out and she sat in the chair by the window reading it while I made dinner. If there have been any points in our relationship which have singularly reinforced and enhanced what we have, that was one of them. And the talks she and I had at that window were the beginnings of C-volution.

These rules are learning points distilled from the first two volumes of my training journal. They span the period from 7th March 2000 to 18th June 2001. It is important to know that these are my learning points, particular to my life, my journey and my script. They represent what I need to consider in order to succeed with my own personal development. This explains why, although many of the points are applicable to everyone, there are others which are specific to me.

I encourage you to discover your own.

Dreams become reality

Futility of comparisons. Not only with others but also with myself and my progress

Relax, take things slowly. Sleep when tired.

If I am seeking love from others, what is wrong with my self-love?

Don’t overdo anything

Don’t get cocky

We connect with people who perpetuate our scripts

The power of the mind to sabotage. I can become healthy in an instant but my mind gets in the way

Karaj told me that, gradually, I would reduce this list down to just a handful of rules. That has not yet happened. Similarly, whenever he emphasised that life is all about procedures, he used to tell us that there was really only one procedure. Every now and again we would try to guess what it was. But none of us ever did.